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- Feb 11: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.
- Feb 11: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on NPR Utah, KCPW 88.3 FM: A beginner’s guide to fair trade and why it matters to you with Jacqueline DeCarlo, program adviser on fair trade to Catholic Relief Services. Call 801-355-TALK during the show to participate.
- Feb 11: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: "Reagan and the Candidates," 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Since their first debate in early 2007, Republican candidates have been invoking the name of Ronald Reagan to prove their true conservatism. Doug talks to the biographer Lou Cannon about the real Reagan and about how today's politicians measure up.
- Feb 12: Lincoln’s Birthday
- Feb 12: District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Republican Presidential Primaries and Caucuses.
- Feb 12: Maryland and Virginia Democratic Presidential Caucuses
- Feb 12: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day. See Legislative calendar for details.
- Feb 12: Planned Parenthood Action Council Annual Dinner, cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., Downtown Marriott Ballroom, 75 South West Temple. Keynote speaker is United State Attorney General, Janet Reno, the longest serving Attorney General since the Civil War and the first female Attorney General of the United States of America. For ticket and sponsorship info call 801-328-8939, email ppac@ppau.org, or visit www.ppacutah.org.
- Feb 13: Lt. Governor Herbert to attend the Sutherland Institute Blogger Briefing, 7:30 a.m., Sutherland Institute, 307 West 200 South, Salt Lake City.
- Feb 13: Governor Huntsman to attend the Globalization Course Lecture, 6 p.m., University of Utah, Warnock Engineering Building.
- Feb 14: Valentine's Day
- Feb 15: Governor Huntsman to attend the Utah Bankers Association Hall of Fame Luncheon, 12:15 p.m., Grand America, SLC.
- Feb 15: Governor Huntsman to attend the Utah Realtors Association Conference, 2:30 p.m., Salt Palace, Room 155, SLC.
- Feb 16: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Emery County Lincoln Day Breakfast, 8 a.m., Museum of the San Rafael, Castledale.
- Feb 16: Davis County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, 6 p.m. meet and greet, 7 p.m. dinner, Davis Conference Center. Single tickets $30, couples $50. Sponsorships available. RVSP to Ben Horsley at 801-529-4387 or email ben.horsley@gmail.com.
- Feb 16: Washington County Lincoln Day Dinner
- Feb 18: President's Day
- Feb 18: Teen Lobby Day sponsored by Planned Parenthood Action Council, Equality Utah, and the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Utah State Capitol. Call Joey Richards at 801-328-8939 for more info.
- Feb 18: Planned Parenthood Action Council Citizen Lobby Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Utah State Capitol, East Building Cafeteria. Tell your legislators what is important to you this session. For more info call 801-328-8939 or email ppac@ppau.org.
- Feb 19: Wisconsin Republican Presidential Primary
- Feb 19: Hawaii and Wisconsin Democratic Presidential Primaries and Caucuses
- Feb 19: Utah Women's Alliance for Building Community Networking Event, 5:30 p.m., Wells Fargo Building, 299 S. Main, 11th Floor, Salt Lake City. Senator Carlene Walker and State Representative Karen Morgan will speak. Learn about the legislative process and ways to participate in local government. Free event, refreshments provided. RVSP here.
- Feb 21: Utah Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting, 7:30 a.m., Party Headquarters.
- Feb 21: Lt. Governor Herbert to speak at the Gathering of Seagulls Conference, 12 p.m., Red Lion Restaurant, Salt Lake City.
- Feb 22: Washington's Birthday
- Feb 22: Uintah & Duchesne Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinners
- Feb 26: United Nations Association of Utah program "Climate Change--Contrasting Approaches of the EU and USA," 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Sugarhouse Garden Center, Sugarhouse Park. Guest speaker is Dr. Erich Pohl of the University of Heidelberg. The public is welcome to both the dinner and program. Contact Maxine Haggerty at 801-277-7493.
- Feb 26: Salt Lake Council of Women (SLCW) Hall of Fame Event, 6 p.m. Reception, 7 p.m. Dinner and Awards program, Joseph Smith Memorial Bldg, 15 E. S. Temple, 9th floor. Keynote speaker First Lady Mary Kaye Huntsman. SLCW will induct seven women who have given twenty-five years or more of voluntary service to the community. Reservations by Noon, Feb. 19. Contact: Peggy Rounds at 801-943-7462 or prounds@msn.com.
- Feb 28: Salt Lake County Libertarian Party Meeting, 7 p.m., Mo's Neighborhood Grill, 358 South West Temple, Salt Lake City. For more information, visit LPUtah.org.
- Mar 1: American Samoa Republican Presidential Caucus
- Mar 3: Desert Greens meeting, 7 p.m., Coffee Club, just south of 4800 S. Redwood Road (east side of the road). Desert Greens is Utah's national affiliate of the Green Party of the U.S. and meets on the first Monday of the month. For more info call Eileen at 801-201-0219.
- Mar 4: Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont Republican and Democratic Presidential Primaries
- Mar 7: 2008 political office filing period begins (runs through March 17)
- Mar 8: Wyoming Democratic Presidential Caucus
- Mar 10: American Samoa Democratic Presidential Caucus
- Mar 11: Mississippi Republican and Democratic Presidential Primary
- Mar 20: Utah Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting, 7:30 a.m., Party Headquarters.
- Mar 23: Easter Sunday
- Mar 25: Republican Party neighborhood political party Precinct Caucus meetings. Contact your county leadership for more info.
- Mar 29: Grand & San Juan Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinners
- Apr 1: Beaver County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 2: Millard & Juab County Republican Party Conventions
- Apr 3: District of Columbia Democratic Presidential Caucus
- Apr 3: Tooele County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 4: Wasatch & Summit County Republican Party Conventions
- Apr 5: Virgin Islands Republican Presidential Primary
- Apr 7: Desert Greens meeting, 7 p.m., Coffee Club, just south of 4800 S. Redwood Road (east side of the road). Desert Greens is Utah's national affiliate of the Green Party of the U.S. and meets on the first Monday of the month. For more info call Eileen at 801-201-0219.
- Apr 8: Rich County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 9: Morgan County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 10: Box Elder County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 11: Cache County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 12: Davis & Weber County Republican Party Conventions
- Apr 15: Piute County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 16: Wayne County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 17: Garfield County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 17: Utah Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting, 7:30 a.m., Party Headquarters.
- Apr 18: Kane County Republican Party Convention
- Apr 18: Jefferson/ Jackson Dinner sponsored by the Washington County Democrats, 6 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. silent auction, Kenneth N. Gardner Ballroom, Dixie State College. Keynote speaker Vik Arnold, U.E.A. Director of Government Relation and Political Action.
The cost is $35 per person. Contact Cyril Noble at (435) 229-1281.
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